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What is a .BASH_HISTORY file?
Plain text that programs, servers and people write every day.
A .BASH_HISTORY file is a system file used by the GNU Project's Bash shell to store a record of previously executed commands. It contains plain text data and is typically accessed or modified by terminal applications like Apple Terminal or GNU Bash. These files are commonly found on operating systems such as Mac OS X.
Programs that open .BASH_HISTORY files
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Is my .BASH_HISTORY file uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read and highlighted for you.
Why do some characters look wrong (é, ł)?
That usually means the file was saved in one encoding and opened in another. We detect UTF-8, UTF-16 and the Windows-1250/1252 code pages automatically and show which one was used.
Can it handle huge log files?
Yes, up to 50 MB. Only the lines on screen are drawn, so scrolling stays smooth. Syntax colours are switched off for files over 1.5 MB to keep things fast.
How do the log level filters work?
We find levels like ERROR, WARN, INFO and DEBUG on each line. Lines without a level, such as stack traces, stay with the entry above them, so filtering to errors keeps the full trace.
Can I edit the file?
This is a viewer. To change code, download it or copy it into your editor. Converting encodings and line endings is planned.
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